Clarion 1972-02-11 Vol 47 No 09

lRE CIl=1RION
F,idag, Feb.11 VDI. XLVII ND.9
Caucuses meet only once every 2 years. If you can wait until 1974 to
decide whether an issue is worth dying for: whether drug abusers go to
iails or hospitals: and whether 18 to 20 yr. olds have full rights, then
don't caucus on February 22nd. If you can wait until 1974 to nominate
the next President, then don't caucus on February 22nd. But if you can't
wait until 1974 and 1976, then voice your choice February 22nd, 1972.
If you care about what happens now, then read on:
WHO CAN PARTlC·IPATE .......•.... Any person who is 18yrs.orolderbyNovember7, 1972; isa
On Tuesday, February 22, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. Minnesota
citizens will caucus to discuss candidates to put on the ballot
for the 1972 elections. The precinct caucus is the only form of
direct democracy open to all Minnesotans. It is a public
meeting held by the DFL and GOP. The GOP and DFL hold
seperate caucuses on the night of February 22, at 8:00 p.m.,
in every precinct in the state.
U.S. citizen; and a resident of the precinct for at least 30
days. Such person need not be a registered voter at the time
of the caucus to participate in it. . .. (Minn. Stat'ute: Sections
202.22 to 202.27) To participate, a person must sign the
"caucus call." The caucus call states that the person signing
will probably vote for a majority of that party's candidates in
the next election.
WHAT
HAPPENS ............ . OFL .................................................... GOP ............................ .
AT THE
CAUCUS Order of business
I. Temporary convenor calls caucus to order at 8:00 p.m.
Persons wishing to vote must sign caucus call.
II. Nomination and election of permanent caucus chairman
(to chair caucus); and precinct chairman (responsible for
party activity in precinct for next 2 years). Also elect 2
election judges to count the ballots for delegate positions.
Nominations for delegates and alternates must remain open
until 8: 30 and balloting must remain open until 9:00 p.m. + to
give latecomers a chance to participate.
III. Adoption of resolutions on issues and candidates for
District, State and National Officers.
IV. Adjournment. (Not until after 9:00 p.m.l+
Lim ited voting
The DFL State Central Committee has adopted a voting
procedure for caucuses and county conventions called
"limited voting." Each person at a caucus may cast 1 ballot
for. every 2 delegates to be elected. When the total number of
delegat es to be elected is not divisible by 2, each person may
vote for 1 additional delegate. All voting for delegates and
alternates is done by secret ballot.
Order of business
I. Call to order (8: 00 pm) by temporary convenor. Ap­pointment
of temporary secretary. Persons wishing to vote
must sign caucus call.
II. Election of caucus chairman and secretary.
III. Nomination and election of permanent precinct of­ficers
responsible for party activity for 2 years. They
represent precinct on county committee for next 2 years.
I\'. Nominat ion and election of delegates and alternates to
Ward-Village and County conventions for 2 year terms.
Before balloting is begun judges must be elected to county
the ballots. Nominations for delegates and alternates must
remain open until 8:30 pm and the balloting must remain
open until 9:00 p.m. to give latecomers the chance to par­ticipate.+
V. Adoption of resolutions on issues and candidates for
District. State. and National Officers.
\'I. Adjournment. (not until after 9:00 p.m.l+
All voting for delegates and alternates at GOP caucuses is
done by secret ballot. Each person can vote for the total
number of delegates to be elected.
+STATELAW
Contracts will not be renewed
for Profs Fagerson and Ward
TO: Bethel Student Body
FROM: President Lundquist
One Df the realignments that the new
curricular structure has occasioned at
Bethel has been a shift of students from
some of our traditionally crowded areas
to other courses that now may be elect­ed
more easily. As a result I am sorry
to report that we will lose two of our
fine young teachers- next fall because
of the resultant adjustment in depart­mental
teaching loads and the need to
maintain economic balance. Jon Fager­son
of the Department of English and
Richard Ward of the Department of
History will complete their work with
us at that time. Both are rounding out
five years of teaching at Bethel College
during which they not only have be­come
deeply appreciated teachers but
also have finished most of their work
for doctoral degrees at the University
of MinnesDta. Each has made a distinct
cDntributiDn to' life at Bethel fDr which
we are grateful and which has enriched
the campus fDr all Df us. We pray GDd's
blessing upDn them as they move intO'
new PDSts Df service.
The twO' areas that need to' be strength­ened
next fall because O'f grDwing student
demand are PSYChDlDgy and SDcial
Work. I am glad to' repDrt that Dr.
Willard Harley, .Jr., will jDin us as
AssDciate PrDfessDr Df PSychDlDgy. He
CDmes to' us after several successful
years Df teaching at WestmDnt CDIIEge
and significant experience in independ­ent
psychDlDgical research. During
FDunders Week a candidate fDr the full­time
leadership Df Dur prO' gram in
SDcial WDrk was interviewed and the
department is recDmmending enthusi­astically
that he be invited to' jDin us.
I am hDpeful tha,j; we can annDunce
shDrtly his additiDn to' Dur staf,f alsO'.
While the 4-1-4 calendar and the
new curriculum has caused SDme travail
fDr us Dn campus during this transi­tiDnal
periDd, I believe that the new ed­ucatiDnal
prDgram that has been bDrn
at Bethel is most promising and will
enable Dur students to' achieve mDre
cDmpletely their persDnal gDals in
Christian higher educatiDn. The year a­head
prDmises to' be an exciting Dne in
every way.
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Editor's note:
Jon Fagerson is an Assistant Professor
of English here at Bethel. He teaches
Black Literature and Chaucer among
other things. This year when his con­tract
came up for renewal of tenure
(another five years), it was decided he
should be dropped. The official reasons
for this are that, 1) Bethel is in a fin­ancial
squeeze and 2) the English De­partment
has to be cut back. Many of
Fagerson's students, who consider him
an excellent teacher, one of the best if
not THE best at Bethel, etc., think it
strange that HE should be the pro­fessor
who is being let go. (As yet, the
CLARION has received only praise for
Fagerson and his teaching ability and
shock at his leaving). This is under­standable
in that there are several
other people in the English Department
with less seniority than he. Fagerson
reputably came out of Harvard Graduate
School magna cum laude and wears ten­nis
shoes to class. Many students do not
view these facts as just reason for
having him fired. Mark Steward is one
of them.
More next issue.
TO' the editDr:
The Bethel CDllege administratiDn has
decided to' nDt renew JDn FagersDn's CDn­tract
as Assistant PrDfessDr Df English.
The decisiDn has been called a decisiDn
Df econDmics.
As I see it, a liberal arts instructDr
is hired to' acquaint students with the
histDry, principles, techniques, and prac­tical
merits Df his particular discipline.
OccasiDnally, a student may meet an in­structDr
whO' accDmplishes these goals
by involving himself to' such an extent
that he inspires an interest that cDmpels
the student to' voluntarily explDre and
acquire knDwledge.
I place Mr. Fagerson in that exclusive
category and therefDre find the admin­istra:
tiDn's decisiDn to be eCDnomically
unsDund. A college that is takng a
$20,000,000 leap Df faith should surely
be capable Df an $8,000 baby step -
especially when the instructor invDlved
dDes his jDb so well that his students
like to' study.
MDSt academic cDmmunities try to re­tain
Harvard magna cum laudes and ad­here
to' the seniority principle when
forced to cut back.
As a tuitiDn paying student I resent
not being represented or cDnsulted in
this decisiDn. After all, whO' knows what's
gDing Dn in classes better than the
faculty and students? And whom dDes
the SChDOl exist fDr?
JDn FagersDn is not expendable.
R. Mark Steward
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (CPS) - The University
of California at Santa Barbara has dropped intercolleg­iate
football because of financial difficulies.
The decision ends 50 years of football at UC-Santa
Barbara.
Football coach Andy Everest had his contract extend­ed
for one year. He will take on classroom duties. The
assistant coaches were fired.
Editor's note: Why can't Bethel drop football and keep
Fagerson?
The American political system is essentially made up
of a Republican party, a Democratic party, and the leftovers.
Today Capitol Hill is "controlled" by the G.O.P. In this
election year th.e "Golden rule" of party unity has been broken.
The unwritten rule implies that the presidential incumbent
receives the full SUPPOI1t of his party; meaning that he runs
unopposed in all of the primaries and is unopposed in the
nominating convention.
President Nixon appears to be headed for another four
years of "rule." The road is bound to be rough but undoubtedly
he will succeed. The question in point is this, will the Repub­lican
party be able to succeed also?
In the upcoming primaries in Florida and New Hampshire
the President will be opposed by Representative John M. Ash­brook,
a "conservative" Republican from Ohio and Paul N.
McCloskey a "liberal" Republican from California.
Mr. Ashbrook attacks the President as being too liberal.
He attacks the President in the areas of national securi,ty,
budget deficits, wage-price controls, Red China, and the wel­fare
system.
Mr. McCloskey believes the President too conservative.
He differs with Mr. Nixon concerning the Vietnam War. He
also finds time to criticize "truth in government," pollution
control, the Nixon appointees to the Supreme Court, and
the Administration's "Southern Policy."
Attacking the President on these grounds is a very sound
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gesture for a Democrat who is trying to reunite a party that
has been scattered to the four corners of the globe. Attacking
the President on these issues is a very lethal mistake for the
party if attempted by a Republican.
The Republican party has finally reunited itself after
years of frustration and humiliation. This year the GOP is
confident 'that they can "take it all," by gaining majorities
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Two men
opposing the President and splitting party loyalty could cause
disaster for the Republicans.
The political outlook is that, Mr. Nixon has the party nomi­nation
pretty well intact. He should receive 70 percent of
the party vote in the New Hampshire primaries and possibly
a greater percentage in Florida. The important question
isn't the primaries but the election.
California and Oregon were pivotol states in the last
presidential election and political observers feel they will be
more important in the '72 race. Last time Mr. Nixon and
the Republicans were able to gain minute majorities in both
these states. That was done in a united party.
If the McCloskey-Ashbrook campaigns are allowed to
solidify, Mr. Nixon will inevitably lose these two states and
the election. Without the guidance of a Republican admin­istration,
Republican foothold in this country would be entirely
impossible. The hard sought party unity would rapidly dis­appear.
Mr. Ashbrook and Mr. McCloskey, you two are party
poopers.
Founders Week
listeners find
chapels meaningful
by AI Cooper
Two weeks ago, Bethel was once again host to ministers
and laymen for the 1972 Founder's Week.
Among the guest speakers was an Englishman with a
strong British accent, Rev. Stewart Briscoe. He quite readily
put everyone at ease at Monday's chapel with his humor,
mostly concerning the confusions of American slang to an
Englishman recently come to the United States.
His sermons concentrated on a few simple points, but he
handled 'the points well. He discussed topics such as Paul's
prison experience, and questioned just how personal and
real the pastor's involvement is in the church today.
Reactions were varied.
"I liked his accent."
"I liked the way he encouraged us to just feel the way
Paul felt, like singing in jail."
"I was disappointed when he was cut short by the open­mike
session on Thursday."
'He didn't cover all that much, but what he did cover.
he covered very well."
On Friday, Rev. Briscoe had to leave before chapel time.
Pastor Lawson turned the mikes over to people in the audience.
The response was varied. It was good to see students, minis­ters
and laymen all express just what Christ was doing in
various parts of the United States and Canada. No one seemed
to mind when the sharing time continued after the regular
chapel time was over.
Throughout the week, the concentration seemed to center
on a simple, down-to-earth relationship to Christ. Perhaps
this is what we need at Bethel where so often we tend to
lose that child-like faith, and lean towards an intellectual
Christianity.
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by Bob Miko
Every once in a while something comes across my desk
that I find of particular value for the' whole school. The
following is one of those pieces. It comes to us by way of
THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL NEWS SERVICE and
sheds significant light on the contemporary scene. Think it
through, see if you can see other indications of the "gospel
of man" being proclaimed in the market place, then ask
yourself "What am I doing to proclaim the Good News of
the coming of God's Kingdom?"
According to Webster's, sacrilege "implies a violation of
something sacred, as by appropriating to a secular use some­thing
that has been dedicated to a religious purpose." In
discussi~g whether Jesus Christ Superstar is sacrilegious,
one ObvlOusly means, does Superstar appropriate Jesus Christ
to a secular use? Or, in other words, does Superstar directly
undermine the Christian religion of which Jesus Christ is
the base?
Superstar has to be dealt with carefully. To most who
have been raised in a traditional Christian church, the rock
music alone rings of sacrilege, but such criticism is a bit
hasty. The music, in fact, is rather astounding for its beauty.
The variety of musical selections offered is in itself amazing.
However, its musical quality doesn't affect its spiritual
\"alue.
It is difficult to grasp the thrust of the meaning of Superstar
with just a cursory listening. Frequently, portions of songs
could be interpreted several ways. Many times questions
are merely posed to be left unanswered. In writing an opera
some liberty with fact is to be expected, but in Superstar one
wonders whether so much liberty has been taken as to mis­represent
Christ's life.
I assert that Superstar is sacrilegious because it promotes
the cause of "humanism," which has historically undermined
and is currently undermining the roots of the Christian
religion. "Humanism" as I am using it, means the worship
of a human being, in this case, a man named Jesus. Jesus
Christ is reduced to a remarkable man who united Himself
to God and became God in that sense. This opens the door
for any man, who by moral excellence or works united himself
with God, to be worshipped as God.
Throughout Superstar Christ is referred to as the Son of God
or as God in a disparaging manner (e.g. by Caiaphas and
Herod.) On the other hand, one line appears consistently,
spoken by different characters. The phrase "he's a man, he's
just a man" can hardly be misinterpreted, Furthermore, in
Superstar even Christ himself sings, "Could you ask as much
from any other man?" The point is, in Christianity, Christ
is not"just a man;" He is the Son of God and an integral part
of the Godhead, the Holy Trnity.
This humanizing of Christ also takes the form of relating
Him to the average man, Judas says Christ is inconsistent,
ambitious, and would have been better as a carpenter. The
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character of Judas is, in fact, distorted. In ,the Gospels it is
stated several times that Judas was possessed of Satan and
that he offered to betray Christ for whatever the high priests
would give him. However, in Superstar, Judas is portrayed,
not as a devil-possessed man who sold out Christ for thirty
pieces of silver, but rather as an idealistic apostle who became
concerned that Jesus had betrayed His own cause ("our
ideals die around us all because of you") and, therefore, he
regretfully turned on Christ, only later to repent for his
mistake. This misrepresentation of Judas is a crucial point,
for Judas has such apalling lines as "Jesus! You've started
to believe the things they say of you. You really do believe
this talk of God is true. And all the good you've done will
soon get swept away. You've begun to matter more than
the things you say."
The character of Mary Magdalene also humanizes Christ.
Her famous song, "I Don't Know How To Love Him," portrays
her love for Him as a man, not as God. This theme also
runs throughout.
In Superstar the words of Christ himself deny him credibility
as God. He says He's not as sure anymore that he's inspired
and He says He's exceeded expectations (If God is perfect,
as Christianity maintains, how could He exceed expectations?).
Even such seemingly trivial differences as Christ looking for
truth in Superstar and teaching the truth in the Bible rise
to great significance. God knows the truth; He does not
"look" for it.
This "humanism" must, of course, overlook Christ's resur­rection.
To acknowledge that Christ died, arose again in
three days, and then ascended into Heaven to sit at the
right hand of His Father, would be to deny the "Christ was
just a good man" theory. Superstar leaves Christ hanging
on the cross. In fact, through the words of others, and even
Christ, in the rock opera, serious doubts are raised even as
to the existance of an afterlife. The Rev. Billy Graham has
recently criticized Superstar for omitting the Christian concept
of eternal life, the major point of Christianity.
"Humanism" has been historically condemned by the
Christian religion. In 431 A.D., the Council of Ephesus of the
only organized Christianity of that period, Catholicism,
approved the anathemas of St. Cyril, who roundedly con­demned
"humanism." The Fifth Anathema read:
"If anyone dares to say that the Annointed One is
an inspired man and not rather that He is really
God, as being the One Son by His Divine Nature,
forasmuch as the Word was made flesh, and like us
shared blood and flesh, let him me anathema (i.e.,
damned or excommunicated)."
The concept of Christ as God is essential to Christianity.
Superstar appropriates Christ from the Christian religion
to the secular worship of an extraordinary man. Christians
who recommend Superstar ,for spiritual enrichment are only
helping to undermine their own proclaimed religion.
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First of all let me introduce some of the members of
our tour group with whom you are not acquainted.
Our tour guide for the trip was Albert, a dashing
West German gentleman with a magnetic personality
which seemed to have an effect on the ladies. Despite
this, all the guys in the choir agreed that Albert was
definitely one of the boys.
Hans, also from West Germany, was our bus driver.
Hans' English was not so good, but we communicated
with him through our broken German and his warm smile
just fine.
Our bus was a double-decker which accommodated the
entire choir with ease.
We began our tour of the continent in Amsterdam,
bringing in the New Year with a combined service with
the three other Bethel tour groups. From Amsterdam,
Hans and Albert guided us through the Dutch country­side
into Germany, where we spent most of our time. We
have had a rather heavy concert schedule, each concert
bringing us to a new cathedral unique in beauty and
heritage. Our first full concert was in a community called
Bethel, near Bielefield, Germany. As we were warming
up and checking acoustics at the church, we were pleas­antly
shocked by the appearance of German composer Dr.
Heinz Werner Zimmermann and his wife. He heard our
concert in the evening, and the next day graciously took
time to give us a tour through Bethel. Bethel is a church
run community (50 percent of which is made up of men­tally
ill people) who live and work in the hospitals and
homes provided for them.
From Bielefield we travelled to the town of Buecke­burg,
where we sang in a beautifully ornate cathedral built
in the baroque style. Our next concert was in the Meldor­ferDom
in Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein . . The church was
completely filled and the concert was very well received,
as it has been generally in each of the cathedrals. After
the concert the guys and girls were sent to separate youth
hostels.
From Meldorf our journey took us to Hamburg. Albert
took us on a very interesting tour of some of the down­town
area of Hamburg and we also were able to see some
of the harbors.
One of the most educational parts of the trip began
when we headed from Hamburg to West Berlin. In order
to get to West Berlin it is necessary to travel through
East Germany. Since the German Democratic Republic
does not especially like American company, the guards
(mostly Russian) held us for a very long time at the
border, checking baggage and passports and generally
making things difficult for us. When we finally arrived
in Berlin we were greeted again by Dr. Zimmermann who
took us to the Berlin Church Music School where he is
director, for supper. Afterwards we dressed for the con­cert
at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The church
is a new building constructed around the ruins of the
old church which was destroyed in World War II. The
choir sang there in 1968 and was very well received. This
concert also went well and again we were greeted warmly
by the Berliners. Dr. Zimmermann enjoyed the perform­ance
of his three spirituals which have proven to be inspir­ational
to us through two years of performance.
After two days in Berlin we left the free world and
began our two days behind the Iron Curtain. At this point
in our trip, Albert had to leave us, as West Germans are
not allowed to be in the Eastern Zone overnight. Those
who violate this law must stay in East Germany for
good.
Our new guide for the two days in the German Demo­cratic
Republic was Dietrich, an East German with definite
East German leanings.
For many, East Germany was a depressing but enlight­ening
experience. The streets were almost devoid of
people both day and night. Our hotel was first class and
by far the nicest in our tour so far.
The church is remarkably alive in the East, and we
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Hi Bob!
This is the church we sang in while in Berlin.
I wondered first, why go behind the Curtain?
I feel that the Lord had a definite purpose in
having us sing here. A divided country - a
divided city. But the Lord has given us total
unity, total FREEDOM in Him and that "Per­fect
Peace" we sing about. These people need
to hear a bout the freedom in Jesus. It was
a real experience sharing it with them. Pray
that they may learn the True Freedom.
To the editor:
Love in Him,
Elaine Mooney
This trip will undoubtedly always be a
highlight in my life experiences. At this point.
our Wittenburg, East Germany visit has been
the most outstanding to me. Despite the
political system in power there, Martin Luther
and his Reformation efforts are highly reo
vered.
Our Wittenburg guide transmitted this feel­ing
to us as she showed us Luther's tomb, home
with many original things, Bible, translation
work, and pulpit. As a result, I have found
myself more grateful than ever for the written
Word of God and the Biblical principles
that caused Luther to make his famous de­claration,
"Here I stand; I can do no other!"
I'm thankful that this cry has rung through
history and is still ours today.
John Jueckstoct
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Postcards from Europe
Dear editor:
We sang in Bach's church today which was
a fabulous experience, but I think what hap­pened
afterwards was even greater. We were
standing around Bach's tomb when a seven­year
old girl named Enus came and stood
by me. She was with her 75·year old grand­father.
She took my hand and followed me
all around the church. She was learning Eng­lish
in school and I knew a little German so
we could communicate. When I told her
grandfather we were from America, the look
in his eyes changed to one of desire. He told
Enus that we had flown over on a big plane
and her eyes lit up with surprise. When we
said goodbye, I wanted so much to be able
to bring her back with me. It made me realize
how lucky we are to be free to visit all kinds
of governments and how we take it so for
granted that everyone else can. The people
over here are longing to get out and see our
world. It made me want to cry when we could
make this girl and her grandfather smile just
by being friends. Just be thankful you are
there and can smile all the time because the
people here can't_
Carla Stiles
To the editor:
Far up and away, the last faint echo
softly spiraled away, and again it was quiet
in the St. Thomas Cathedral, East Germany.
Quiet, but warm. Not the cool silence I
had felt when first entering the church with
the rest of the Bethel Choir, but the peaceful
glow of hearts responding together - choir
and congregation - to the beautiful sacred
texts of Bach and Schein. Love. Communion.
Warmth.
Leaving the cathedral I was shocked back
to a cold, gut-knotting reality by seeing the
two gray uniformed, machine-gunned guards
still standing across the street. Waiting. For
What?
Fear. Communism ... cold.
Roger Peterson
To the editor:
Europe hasn't blessed us with wonderful
weather but we are not complaining. Sometimes
I forget that I am in Europe but hearing un­familiar
languages always reminds me.
The 'thing that has blessed me the most so
far is singing in these beautiful Cathedrals.
When we walk through one we always sing
one or two songs. The sounds echoing the
empty buildings remind me how great and
wonderful our God is.
Yesterday we sang in the St. Thomas Church
for the morning and evening services. The
people appreciated it so much. Their joy
just infected us, too, and everyone was very
mindful of the wonder of God. Praise the Lord
for all His blessings and mercies.
To the editor:
In Christ,
Cindy Nixon
The trip so far has been a valuable exper­ience;
one I wish that many more could have.
The people of all Germany are very friendly
and eager to communicate, if only with sign
language. If one did n't realize it before he
left, he realizes now that people from other
countries are human beings who ache much
in the same way we do. For me it has been
exciting to see how God has broken through
the language gap and used the choir to His
glory. I have grown to love America even
more than before after going through East
Germany where it is very drab and depressing.
It makes me praise God for letting me live
in America and yet my heart goes out to those
who know no difference, but have only lost
ambition and decided that this is how it
must be.
Roberta Gackle
To the editor:
I'm sure this choir trip is something I'll
never forget and the thing that will probably
stay in my mind the most is not the beautiful
scenery or the fun we had, but the two days
we spent in East Germany. Here we saw a
country with an entirely different culture
than our own. We saw high walls and fences
constructed so as to keep the people in. We saw
little children that will never be able to view
other parts of the world and study their cus-
To the editor:
The purpose of this letter is not to
"drum up more business," but to en­courage
those who were disillusioned
by boycottes to attend the next college
choir concert and share a great spiritual
experience.
It should be understood that the col­lege
choir, unlike other volunteer organ­izations
(ed. note: football, basketball,
etc.) does not receve a "wooden nickel"
from the college. The college choir is
self-sustaining. Because of this we must
charge a small admission. If we didn't
do this, we would be unable to meet
expenses and would therefore disband.
To me, this would be a tradgedy, be­cause
the college choir exposes profes­sional
musicians, as well as whole groups
of people, to the person of Jesus Christ;
a mission which I feel is terribly im­portant.
I can truly say, that for every concert
I have sung, there has been a meaningful
spiritual experience to accompany it. I
hope for you it can be a spiritually re­newing
experience. Some evening, come
out, and feed on His Word.
In Christ,
Bruce Hoag
toms, as we are doing. Athough we were
treated royally in a nice hotel, we saw
people that appeared to be almost at the pov­erty
level with run-down homes and old
clothes. We saw a country with a drab, gay­less
appearance although we were led to
believe differently. Although America is far
from ideal, I'm glad that I live where I can
worship exactly as I please, say exactly what
I want, and do what I please.
Jill Harle
Dear Editor:
Indignation, resentment, anger, and
consternation immediately welled up in­side
me at the display during Chapel
on Friday, Feb. 4. What's the purpose?
What are you trying to prove?
But now I want to thank whoever is
responsible for the lesson that I learned.
God will work in spite of our dirty
underwear. A key to the Christian life
is to keep looking at Jesus. When we
look at ourselves, our frustrations, our
problems, our questions, the messes
we get into, we get discouraged, but we
cannot let our dirty underwear obscure
our vision of Jesus. As the song says:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus;
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow
strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
Turn your thoughts upon Jesus;
Think deep of His comforting love,
And the thoughts of sin and of self and
strife
Will be lost in that rapture above.
Love in Christ,
Sharon Watson
were privileged to attend morning services at St. Thomas
church, the church in which J. S. Bach was organist and
choir-master for some years. The Bach boys choir sang
some of the liturgy under the direction of a 15 year-old
member of the choir who was studying to be choirmaster,
passing on a tradition which was originated by Bach him­self
· To close the service we sang Bach's uKomm Susser
Tod." (Come, Soothing Death). As we watched people in
the congregation wiping back tears, we couldn't help but
realize that to those who love the Lord, death is truly a
release from the bondage of life on earth.
alive and well in East Germany. Praise God!
We attended a performance of the Leipzig Opera. The
work performed was uRusalka", by Dvorak, an operatic
interpretation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson.
The opera was beautifully staged, and musically exciting.
We left the communistic world, and were joined on the
free side by Albert and it was reunion time.
The baptist church in Leipzig and St. Thomas church
I Lutheran) had a combined evening worship service in
which we were also privileged to sing. The cathedral was
packed and the pastors of both churches delivered good
gospel sermons. So, as was said before, the church is
Our next concert was in Schwalbach, a small town
near Nuremberg, The church had NO heat, so the choir
sang the entire concert in winter coats and scarves. It
was interesting to see our breath as we sang. To compli­cate
matters further, Dr. Berglund was ill and unable to
direct the concert. Thus, Maestro Terry Sheetz made his
European debut. The concert went very well, and the
spirit really worked in our lives, and we trust He worked
in the lives of those in attendance.
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Havaria to 40lfdolf
My most vivid memories of Europe
will naturally be those of aspiring cath­edrals,
a glimpse of the rugged Alps,
the Berlin Wall, hard rolls, jam and
strong coffee, and other typical sights
that belong in Europe. This is what the
common tourist sees from his sight-see­ing
window, his ever-present camera
capturing most of the sights he missed.
And although I often felt like a shunted­about
tourist, the nature and spirit of
our tour left us wth an unforgetable
aftertaste of actually getting to know
Europe and the European's way of
life, more spedfically Germany and the
Germans. Because any tourist can des­cribe
the famous sights, this concluding
account of the tour will deal with just
some of the highlights that held exciting
encounters with people and their way of
living (as I recorded them in my journ­al).
I must backtrack a little to East Ger­many,
the place of my most poignant
memories, to insert a bit about Diet­rich,
our East German guide. He was a
part of our group now and for most of
us it was the first time being in the
presence of Communist ideology, some­thing
we fear and know so little about.
But as I sat there, I realized Dietrich
was human and must share some of our
own emotions. So I asked him about
his impressions of the war and this is
what he told me. At that time he was
too young to actually participate in
Hitler's war, but he was part of his
youth program. More than anything, it
was the memories of the war years,
scorched into his young life, that he'll
never forget. He said if I'd lived through
it, I'd know what he meant. He told of
one incident while he was attending a
eight
boarding school just outside of Berlin,
when the last battle of Berlin was under
way. His own mother was in the city,
his father wounded in an army hospital
somewhere, and he in his boarding
school witnessing all the horrors of war.
An air raid was going on - they could
tell by the scarlet clouds overhead -
and as he and his classmates watched,
for that was all :they could do, he said
he never felt such doom and utter
dispair, not knowing what would become
of his family and fearing the Russian
takeover. As they watched the air raid,
they caught sight of a plane shot down,
and then two parachutes descend slowly.
He and his friend decided to investi­gate,
and happened on a passing truck
which led them to a mob of farmers arm­ed
with pitchforks pointed at an Amer­ican
soldier. Dietrich, gripped with the
urgency of the situation, said he sud­denly
felt compelled by humanitarian
convictions to act and so he planted him­self
between the pitchforks and the
soldier until Russian soldiers came and
took him away. To this day he believes
he did the right thing, the humanitarian
thing even if the soldier was his enemy.
And parenthetically he seemed to be
saying that the socialist state is a hu­manitarian
cause.
Our concert in Munich, after leaving
East Germany, exposed us to a Bavar­ian
custom. Before we left on tour part
of our orientation information was that
Germans customarily shake hands when
meeting another person but we dis­covered
that the Bavarians are fanatics
for handshakng! While we were yet
singing our last few numbers, the burly­looking
pastor sauntered down the aisle
and sat down in the front row, directly
under Dr. Berglund's right arm. We all
wondered what his next move would be.
But at the close, he then rose up and in
his broken English said that we had
"sung .to their hearts" and to acknow­ledge
this they would like to shake our
hands. He then lined the 67 of us up on
both sides of the aisle to receive every­one's
thankful handshakes. And what
hearty, firm grips! We soon learned
to be wary of little old ladies - their
handshakes are enough to wrench an
arm off! One especally jubilant lady
raced by like it was a contest. After all
the curtseying and handshaking we
were treated to pop and others, like
the pastor, to good German beer.
Because our concerts were, for the
most part performed in cathedrals or
churches, we had some interesting re-.
sponses, like the hand shaking in
Munich. The conced in Tussen, a few
days later, was a breeze. That is, in­stead
of clapping, which is unheard of
in many of the churches, the audience
waved their programs, each time more
vigorously. And it certainly felt refresh­ing.
From then on "program waving"
became a family joke, shared by Albert
and Hans, who occasionally sat in the
back row, waving up a storm.
From Bavaria we continued upwards
but southwards, into the Alps but
through an ear of Austria towards
Zurich. It's almost uncanny but all our
associations with Austria - the air and
sunshine, the pastoral valleys and quaint
houses, the winding, narrow road on
which we travelled, strains of The Sound
of Music, and the rugged Alps that
towered over us - all became a delight­ful
reality. I wonder if Austrians have
(continued on page 10)
Spire's bricks
are hod to take
by Darrel Nelson
Spire Editor
Quite a number of people have been
asking about the Spire. Both of them
wanted to know how it would fulfill the
campaign promise of being different.
"How will it be different?" they asked.
So, considering the widespread interest
in the welfare and progress of this pra..
ject, I will illustrate to you, the hungry
masses, by means of a story.
A bricklayer once labored at building
a wall. As he went about his work, his
mind began to wander back to his first
efforts at the trade. How vivid and full
these memories were. He could clearly
remember his initial attempt to mix the
proper proportions of cement and sand.
It seemed that his nose was again pep­pered
to sneezing by the powdering
gray cement dust. That first batch, he
recollected, was about as creamy as
half cooked oatmeal.
Setting down his trowel for just a
minute he recalled the day that a whole
morning's work had to be destroyed and
rebuilt because he had read the blue
print on its side. "How foolish that was,"
he said to himself. He so perfectly re­membered
the time when he lay sprawl­ed
out on the truck seat after straining
his back trying to lift that pallet of
bricks. "Never do that again, that's for
sure. You know, I've sure done a lot"
of stupid things in my day," he said.
What delectable memories.
Casl.ally glancing at his watch, he
stood up with a start. Two-thirty! He
hadn't laid a brick since one o'clock.
This job had to be finished today. His
thoughts racing, he raised his stone
scarred right hand to his chin in a ges­ture
of contemplation. "Now how did I
do it that day at Glasston when I had
to finish that house alone?" his mind
calculated. "The pallet of bricks could
go there so I wouldn't have to walk the
TO: Bethel Students
From: The Editors
The paper you now hold in your
hands is funded by YOU, this makes
it YOUR paper. That means that YOU
are to take ACTIVE part in what goes
into it. If you shirk YOUR part WE
will have to do it. This" of' course
means that YOU will be funding OUR
paper-WE don't mind, WE would
like to have free reign over style and
content.
There will be a meetin~ Tues, Feb.
IS, at 7:30 p.m. in the Clarion office, to
determine the content of the next is­sue.
BE THERE or WE will take over!
distance twice. And the cement could
be there. And if I work from east to
west ... sure, I can do it," he chuckled.
"There certainly is no substitute for
experience."
Working as only a seasoned bricklayer
could, he was warmed by the sensation
of self confidence. Nothing thrilled him
as much as doing what he liked best
and realizing what he was doing. That
solid weight and even texture of good
quality bricks reminded him of how
really complicated it was to achieve
such a simple thing. He figured it must
have taken quite a few years to discov­er
all of the ingredients that go into a
good cement mix. "You just can't use
any old cement for anything," he
thought. His rough fingers could still
enjoy the uniform smoothness of ce­ment,
mixed with the right amount of
water and sand. And it had to be good
sand. Very conscious of his sense of
pride and accomplishment, he methodi­cally
placed brick on brick, thinking
nothing of its sameness. The arrow­straight
line of the growing wall re­minded
him of how many weeks and
monJths of mistakes it had taken to do
it so perfectly.
It seemed like no time at all before
the wall stretched before him, rows
upon rows of obedient, perfectly ordered
soldiers, all marching at his command.
It wasn't every day that he felt so satis­fied.
Hosing his trowel clean, he paused,
Five-thirty. Done in good time. But how
much easier it would have been if he
had kept his mind on the work instead
of letting his mind wander. He would
much rather do his work well than do
it absentmindedly and later regret it,
Couldn't work and dream at the sa~
time, he decided. "Ought to write that
down", he said, "sounds philosophical."
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Since the last issue of the Clarion, the
Bethel Royals have played both excep­tionally
well and disastrously poor -
building a 4-game win streak and a
4-1 Tri-State Conference record only
to see their hopes for the conference
title fade with two losses to Yankton
(77-74) and Northwestern (98-68).
Due largely to improved rebounding,
freethrow shooting and improved play
from the bench, Bethel took victories
from Westmar, Sioux Falls, Northland
and Concorda-St. Paul, before dropping
the two important conference games
last weekend. Now 4-3 in the conference
Bethel is behind Northwestern at 7-0 and
Yankton with a 6-1 mark, and with
only 3 conference games left to play,
Bethel must return to the win column
and hope for at least 2 Yankton losses
to salvage a tie for second place.
Bethel's wrestling team lost to St.
Thomas 29-17 last Tuesday to drop its
, dual meet record to 4-6.
Fred Witzgall won by pin to lead the
Royal's efforts. Mark Eggiman won a
tight one 5-4, Craig Johnson won by for­feit
and Dave Peterson wrestled to a
draw to complete the scoring.
Bethel finished second among six
teams in the Pillsbury Tournament last
weekend.
The next match will be tonight against
Concordia Eau Claire at Concordia. This
Tuesday, the team will face Concordia in
a dual meet here at Bethel.
nine
Dwarfs Ken Fisher, Dave Johnson, Rick Goodsell, Greg Speck, Phil
Carlson, Steve Jergenson, and Pete Genheimer (I to r) are astounded to
find the beautiful Princess Snow White asleep in their house.
~Snow White'
a comedy for big kids
by Beth Jacobson
The play "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" was produced by the Creative
Dramatics for Children class this In­terim.
Their first two performances
were at Northwestern College, for the
Bethel students and faculty. The play
lasted approximately two hours and pro­vided
a laugh a minute.
The class, taught by Dr. Donald Rain­bow,
tried out for parts the first day
of Interim. From then on, they prac­ticed
every afternoon and did not have
full rehearsals until the week before
the first performance. Many of the class
sessions were spent learning the prin­ciples
behind creative dramatics for
eltoir tOllr, (olttiltlled
(from page 8)
the same idyllic associations.
Our guide arranged a number of our
lunch stops in university cafeterias
where we encountered some of our fel­low
cohorts. In Kassel we encountered
a demonstration from the students party
passing out literature and voicing their
demands over a loud speaker. According
to our guide in the political party, mean­while
advocating for more rights in the
political party, meanwhile advocating
Communist ideology and even putting
ten
children and applying the students' im­aginations
to create and dramatize var­ious
roles. The class also had to create
their own costumes, sets, and props,
all of which were great assets to the
total performance.
The class had a total of eight per­formances,
six of them for approximately
2,500 elementary school children in the
Moundsview district. Kay Eliason, who
played the Cat, said, "the college kids
laughed at everything" while the younger
audiences "just sat all big-eyed" and
absorbed it. The cast also stressed the
fact that it was a fun play to do and
that they enjoyed the reactions of the
different audiences.
a plug in for Angela Davis.
The last account of my journal was
of London on January 28. Our last per­formance
had probably our most pecu­liar
audience. There were few people
and those that were came in an inebri­ated
state. Our tour, our mission in
Europe came to a close and in an un­expected
way. And as we spread out
in the bustling city that night, the air
was full of pensive moments of the
month's activity, absorbed by the ubiqui­tous
London fog.
More
on Europe
Eugene Johnson directed the art tour.
It included about 30 people, President
and Mrs. Lundquist among the number.
"The Lundquists were a riot," said
sophomore Ginger Metcalf. "We had
such a great time with them."
Ginger greatly enjoyed the tour, but
was disappointed in the famous Louvre
in Paris. "It's just a big place filled with
old, old paintings no one takes care of.
And all those tons of nudes get hard
to take after awhile," she said. Accord­ing
to her, the small museums in the
small towns were the best.
'The class was graded pass/fail and stu­den:
ts were only required to keep a
journal.
,,: * *
"It wasn't quite what I expected,"
said Joy Walter of the drama tour
group tha:t traveled in Germany with
Dale Rott, performing at military bases.
"I though we'd be like. a u.s.a. Troupe,
but it turned out instead we performed
for old married couples in the chapel
services."
Karl Shafer said, "I didn't expect
for us to be welcomed with open
arms and cheers of 'bravo.' We had good
response, though - a questioning re­sponse
with thoughtful questions."
Like many other students on the
European tour, Karl remarked that per­haps
what he learned most was to ap­preciate
America, "not in a materialistic
way, but in every way."
The German tour, led by Miss Wait­schies,
included about 27 people. Stu­dents
traveled via their own bus and
were required to keep only a journal.
Most evenings were left free to become
acquainted with the people in the com­munity
and the families students stayed
with.
"We got somewhat bored by all the
his:tory our guide gave us, but we learned
a lot by it," said Hope Ludeman. "What
I liked best was staying with various
families.'
Hope said she thinks President Lund­quist
summed it up pretty well when he
spoke in Chapel. Europe is a great mis­sion
field, and her greatest dream is
to work in missions there some day.
by Rich Zaderaka
Basketball Book Titles
Losing In Overtime iby O.D. Bluitt
How to Control the Boards by Ray Bound and Sky Skraper
Calling the Play by Play by Ann Ouncer assisted by Mike
Rofone
When to Blow the Whistle by Ray Feree and O. Fishal
Taking Every Shot by Tom Meeks
Selecting the Right Tennis Shoe by Connie Verse
How to Get the Most Out of Your Shoes by Barbie Q.
Entertainment Between Halves by Hugh Heftime
Ideal Basketball Facilities by Jim Naseum
What Refreshments to Serve by "Frosty" Malt and Dr. Pepper
Renewing last year's wrestling books
Why Go Out by Ernie Ledder
In a Predicament by Willie Pinnum
How to Get Off Your Back by Howie Bridges
How to Eat All You Want and Still Make Weight by Betty
Barfs
Romance in the Big Ten
No, a fullcourt press doesn't have anything to do with
dating. But, speaking man to man, if you think that some
chick is a real Wildcat (NW) and is just your type, maybe
she would Gopher (MINN) you. It may be a long shot, but
start glVlng her the Hawkeye (IA). After a while, Badger
(WISe) her for a date. If she accepts and everything goes
well, you should be on the road to success. If you visit her
parents and they like you, you've established a definite
home court advantage. But don't jump for joy yet. The real
tipoff will come when her friends start asking her, "IIoosier
(IND) boyfriend?"
* :{:
I guess I should have suspected something when the
referees' seeing eye dogs were greyhounds (Yankton's team
nickname). Or when their striped shirts were yellow and
black (Yankton school colors) instead of the ordinary white
and black. Or at least when the public address announcer
introduced the officials as part of Yankton's starting lineup.
Bethel could have won the game in spite of the referees.
But the extremely poor officiating certainly didn't aid their
cause. rr'he officials didn't steal the game from the Royals -
but they sure were accessories to the crime.
'* * *
Northwestern's Red Raiders played ,Bethel's g,ame for one
half and decided that was enough. They shifted into high
gear and cruised past the seemingly inept Royals 98-68. The
Raiders seemed intent on demonstrating to their spirited
boosters that Bethel didn't even belong on the same court
as the defending Tri-State Conference champions. Alfter
eight minutes of the second half, they proved it. After that, the
Northwestern cheerleaders could have run the Royals off
the court.
In tonight's rematch you'll see an extremely well condition­ed
Northwestern team, a team of championship caliber. You'll
also see how much pride the Royals have left in themselves,
whether or not they're going to let last weekend ruin the
rest of the season. ---------------------------------- ':'''The Imperials concert has the largest presale of tickets
for any Bethel event ever! I guess that's what you get for
planning in advance.
**1 heard that so far Bethel students are planning 28 weddings
for this summer - and you think you're worried!
':'*John Carlson, Director of Alumni Affairs, says about 25%
of the alumni are married to a fellow alumnus.
':'*Founder's Week - from where I sat, it was great, el{cept
that almost everyone went home Wednesday or Thursday.
""Thank you, Dr. Rainbow, for "Snow White and the Seven
________________ Queer Little Old Men" - probably the best deal of the year
for only 50c.
"'*Interim dragged so much I even went to Farrell's
for some excitement.
"*Rumor has it that the play "A Time to Sow," is going to be
looking renamed, "John Edgren - Superstar."
':'*Is it true that gross ignorance is 144 Swedes?
""To the clever mastermind who arranged to have the
wear ,trick for Founder's Week - REALLY CUTE!
"*Thank you, Miss Starr, for the two o'clock curfew on Sat­urday
night.
under- **Hockey game Monday night, Feb. 14, against Macalester.
""Dr. Berglund says the reason the College Choir has to
charge for its concerts is because the choir doesn't have a
budget (like the Athletic Department). The choir sinks or swims
by its concert income, but athletics have a budget from the
school. Joel Goff wants to know why they don't just take
an offering (anyone who knows how cheap Joel is can probably
understand why!).
':":'Did you ever think to thank Harvey DeVries or Jim Bragg?
These two men bring in ·most of the income for our school.
Every staff member who draws a salary is dependent on
these two men, as is every student. So thank you to these
men who seldom get thanked.
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"The Wreck" - Community teen drop-in
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For more information contact Sid Veen­stra,
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phone number 646-2751
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lRE CIl=1RION
F,idag, Feb.11 VDI. XLVII ND.9
Caucuses meet only once every 2 years. If you can wait until 1974 to
decide whether an issue is worth dying for: whether drug abusers go to
iails or hospitals: and whether 18 to 20 yr. olds have full rights, then
don't caucus on February 22nd. If you can wait until 1974 to nominate
the next President, then don't caucus on February 22nd. But if you can't
wait until 1974 and 1976, then voice your choice February 22nd, 1972.
If you care about what happens now, then read on:
WHO CAN PARTlC·IPATE .......•.... Any person who is 18yrs.orolderbyNovember7, 1972; isa
On Tuesday, February 22, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. Minnesota
citizens will caucus to discuss candidates to put on the ballot
for the 1972 elections. The precinct caucus is the only form of
direct democracy open to all Minnesotans. It is a public
meeting held by the DFL and GOP. The GOP and DFL hold
seperate caucuses on the night of February 22, at 8:00 p.m.,
in every precinct in the state.
U.S. citizen; and a resident of the precinct for at least 30
days. Such person need not be a registered voter at the time
of the caucus to participate in it. . .. (Minn. Stat'ute: Sections
202.22 to 202.27) To participate, a person must sign the
"caucus call." The caucus call states that the person signing
will probably vote for a majority of that party's candidates in
the next election.
WHAT
HAPPENS ............ . OFL .................................................... GOP ............................ .
AT THE
CAUCUS Order of business
I. Temporary convenor calls caucus to order at 8:00 p.m.
Persons wishing to vote must sign caucus call.
II. Nomination and election of permanent caucus chairman
(to chair caucus); and precinct chairman (responsible for
party activity in precinct for next 2 years). Also elect 2
election judges to count the ballots for delegate positions.
Nominations for delegates and alternates must remain open
until 8: 30 and balloting must remain open until 9:00 p.m. + to
give latecomers a chance to participate.
III. Adoption of resolutions on issues and candidates for
District, State and National Officers.
IV. Adjournment. (Not until after 9:00 p.m.l+
Lim ited voting
The DFL State Central Committee has adopted a voting
procedure for caucuses and county conventions called
"limited voting." Each person at a caucus may cast 1 ballot
for. every 2 delegates to be elected. When the total number of
delegat es to be elected is not divisible by 2, each person may
vote for 1 additional delegate. All voting for delegates and
alternates is done by secret ballot.
Order of business
I. Call to order (8: 00 pm) by temporary convenor. Ap­pointment
of temporary secretary. Persons wishing to vote
must sign caucus call.
II. Election of caucus chairman and secretary.
III. Nomination and election of permanent precinct of­ficers
responsible for party activity for 2 years. They
represent precinct on county committee for next 2 years.
I\'. Nominat ion and election of delegates and alternates to
Ward-Village and County conventions for 2 year terms.
Before balloting is begun judges must be elected to county
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remain open until 8:30 pm and the balloting must remain
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V. Adoption of resolutions on issues and candidates for
District. State. and National Officers.
\'I. Adjournment. (not until after 9:00 p.m.l+
All voting for delegates and alternates at GOP caucuses is
done by secret ballot. Each person can vote for the total
number of delegates to be elected.
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Contracts will not be renewed
for Profs Fagerson and Ward
TO: Bethel Student Body
FROM: President Lundquist
One Df the realignments that the new
curricular structure has occasioned at
Bethel has been a shift of students from
some of our traditionally crowded areas
to other courses that now may be elect­ed
more easily. As a result I am sorry
to report that we will lose two of our
fine young teachers- next fall because
of the resultant adjustment in depart­mental
teaching loads and the need to
maintain economic balance. Jon Fager­son
of the Department of English and
Richard Ward of the Department of
History will complete their work with
us at that time. Both are rounding out
five years of teaching at Bethel College
during which they not only have be­come
deeply appreciated teachers but
also have finished most of their work
for doctoral degrees at the University
of MinnesDta. Each has made a distinct
cDntributiDn to' life at Bethel fDr which
we are grateful and which has enriched
the campus fDr all Df us. We pray GDd's
blessing upDn them as they move intO'
new PDSts Df service.
The twO' areas that need to' be strength­ened
next fall because O'f grDwing student
demand are PSYChDlDgy and SDcial
Work. I am glad to' repDrt that Dr.
Willard Harley, .Jr., will jDin us as
AssDciate PrDfessDr Df PSychDlDgy. He
CDmes to' us after several successful
years Df teaching at WestmDnt CDIIEge
and significant experience in independ­ent
psychDlDgical research. During
FDunders Week a candidate fDr the full­time
leadership Df Dur prO' gram in
SDcial WDrk was interviewed and the
department is recDmmending enthusi­astically
that he be invited to' jDin us.
I am hDpeful tha,j; we can annDunce
shDrtly his additiDn to' Dur staf,f alsO'.
While the 4-1-4 calendar and the
new curriculum has caused SDme travail
fDr us Dn campus during this transi­tiDnal
periDd, I believe that the new ed­ucatiDnal
prDgram that has been bDrn
at Bethel is most promising and will
enable Dur students to' achieve mDre
cDmpletely their persDnal gDals in
Christian higher educatiDn. The year a­head
prDmises to' be an exciting Dne in
every way.
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Editor's note:
Jon Fagerson is an Assistant Professor
of English here at Bethel. He teaches
Black Literature and Chaucer among
other things. This year when his con­tract
came up for renewal of tenure
(another five years), it was decided he
should be dropped. The official reasons
for this are that, 1) Bethel is in a fin­ancial
squeeze and 2) the English De­partment
has to be cut back. Many of
Fagerson's students, who consider him
an excellent teacher, one of the best if
not THE best at Bethel, etc., think it
strange that HE should be the pro­fessor
who is being let go. (As yet, the
CLARION has received only praise for
Fagerson and his teaching ability and
shock at his leaving). This is under­standable
in that there are several
other people in the English Department
with less seniority than he. Fagerson
reputably came out of Harvard Graduate
School magna cum laude and wears ten­nis
shoes to class. Many students do not
view these facts as just reason for
having him fired. Mark Steward is one
of them.
More next issue.
TO' the editDr:
The Bethel CDllege administratiDn has
decided to' nDt renew JDn FagersDn's CDn­tract
as Assistant PrDfessDr Df English.
The decisiDn has been called a decisiDn
Df econDmics.
As I see it, a liberal arts instructDr
is hired to' acquaint students with the
histDry, principles, techniques, and prac­tical
merits Df his particular discipline.
OccasiDnally, a student may meet an in­structDr
whO' accDmplishes these goals
by involving himself to' such an extent
that he inspires an interest that cDmpels
the student to' voluntarily explDre and
acquire knDwledge.
I place Mr. Fagerson in that exclusive
category and therefDre find the admin­istra:
tiDn's decisiDn to be eCDnomically
unsDund. A college that is takng a
$20,000,000 leap Df faith should surely
be capable Df an $8,000 baby step -
especially when the instructor invDlved
dDes his jDb so well that his students
like to' study.
MDSt academic cDmmunities try to re­tain
Harvard magna cum laudes and ad­here
to' the seniority principle when
forced to cut back.
As a tuitiDn paying student I resent
not being represented or cDnsulted in
this decisiDn. After all, whO' knows what's
gDing Dn in classes better than the
faculty and students? And whom dDes
the SChDOl exist fDr?
JDn FagersDn is not expendable.
R. Mark Steward
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (CPS) - The University
of California at Santa Barbara has dropped intercolleg­iate
football because of financial difficulies.
The decision ends 50 years of football at UC-Santa
Barbara.
Football coach Andy Everest had his contract extend­ed
for one year. He will take on classroom duties. The
assistant coaches were fired.
Editor's note: Why can't Bethel drop football and keep
Fagerson?
The American political system is essentially made up
of a Republican party, a Democratic party, and the leftovers.
Today Capitol Hill is "controlled" by the G.O.P. In this
election year th.e "Golden rule" of party unity has been broken.
The unwritten rule implies that the presidential incumbent
receives the full SUPPOI1t of his party; meaning that he runs
unopposed in all of the primaries and is unopposed in the
nominating convention.
President Nixon appears to be headed for another four
years of "rule." The road is bound to be rough but undoubtedly
he will succeed. The question in point is this, will the Repub­lican
party be able to succeed also?
In the upcoming primaries in Florida and New Hampshire
the President will be opposed by Representative John M. Ash­brook,
a "conservative" Republican from Ohio and Paul N.
McCloskey a "liberal" Republican from California.
Mr. Ashbrook attacks the President as being too liberal.
He attacks the President in the areas of national securi,ty,
budget deficits, wage-price controls, Red China, and the wel­fare
system.
Mr. McCloskey believes the President too conservative.
He differs with Mr. Nixon concerning the Vietnam War. He
also finds time to criticize "truth in government," pollution
control, the Nixon appointees to the Supreme Court, and
the Administration's "Southern Policy."
Attacking the President on these grounds is a very sound
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gesture for a Democrat who is trying to reunite a party that
has been scattered to the four corners of the globe. Attacking
the President on these issues is a very lethal mistake for the
party if attempted by a Republican.
The Republican party has finally reunited itself after
years of frustration and humiliation. This year the GOP is
confident 'that they can "take it all," by gaining majorities
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Two men
opposing the President and splitting party loyalty could cause
disaster for the Republicans.
The political outlook is that, Mr. Nixon has the party nomi­nation
pretty well intact. He should receive 70 percent of
the party vote in the New Hampshire primaries and possibly
a greater percentage in Florida. The important question
isn't the primaries but the election.
California and Oregon were pivotol states in the last
presidential election and political observers feel they will be
more important in the '72 race. Last time Mr. Nixon and
the Republicans were able to gain minute majorities in both
these states. That was done in a united party.
If the McCloskey-Ashbrook campaigns are allowed to
solidify, Mr. Nixon will inevitably lose these two states and
the election. Without the guidance of a Republican admin­istration,
Republican foothold in this country would be entirely
impossible. The hard sought party unity would rapidly dis­appear.
Mr. Ashbrook and Mr. McCloskey, you two are party
poopers.
Founders Week
listeners find
chapels meaningful
by AI Cooper
Two weeks ago, Bethel was once again host to ministers
and laymen for the 1972 Founder's Week.
Among the guest speakers was an Englishman with a
strong British accent, Rev. Stewart Briscoe. He quite readily
put everyone at ease at Monday's chapel with his humor,
mostly concerning the confusions of American slang to an
Englishman recently come to the United States.
His sermons concentrated on a few simple points, but he
handled 'the points well. He discussed topics such as Paul's
prison experience, and questioned just how personal and
real the pastor's involvement is in the church today.
Reactions were varied.
"I liked his accent."
"I liked the way he encouraged us to just feel the way
Paul felt, like singing in jail."
"I was disappointed when he was cut short by the open­mike
session on Thursday."
'He didn't cover all that much, but what he did cover.
he covered very well."
On Friday, Rev. Briscoe had to leave before chapel time.
Pastor Lawson turned the mikes over to people in the audience.
The response was varied. It was good to see students, minis­ters
and laymen all express just what Christ was doing in
various parts of the United States and Canada. No one seemed
to mind when the sharing time continued after the regular
chapel time was over.
Throughout the week, the concentration seemed to center
on a simple, down-to-earth relationship to Christ. Perhaps
this is what we need at Bethel where so often we tend to
lose that child-like faith, and lean towards an intellectual
Christianity.
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by Bob Miko
Every once in a while something comes across my desk
that I find of particular value for the' whole school. The
following is one of those pieces. It comes to us by way of
THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL NEWS SERVICE and
sheds significant light on the contemporary scene. Think it
through, see if you can see other indications of the "gospel
of man" being proclaimed in the market place, then ask
yourself "What am I doing to proclaim the Good News of
the coming of God's Kingdom?"
According to Webster's, sacrilege "implies a violation of
something sacred, as by appropriating to a secular use some­thing
that has been dedicated to a religious purpose." In
discussi~g whether Jesus Christ Superstar is sacrilegious,
one ObvlOusly means, does Superstar appropriate Jesus Christ
to a secular use? Or, in other words, does Superstar directly
undermine the Christian religion of which Jesus Christ is
the base?
Superstar has to be dealt with carefully. To most who
have been raised in a traditional Christian church, the rock
music alone rings of sacrilege, but such criticism is a bit
hasty. The music, in fact, is rather astounding for its beauty.
The variety of musical selections offered is in itself amazing.
However, its musical quality doesn't affect its spiritual
\"alue.
It is difficult to grasp the thrust of the meaning of Superstar
with just a cursory listening. Frequently, portions of songs
could be interpreted several ways. Many times questions
are merely posed to be left unanswered. In writing an opera
some liberty with fact is to be expected, but in Superstar one
wonders whether so much liberty has been taken as to mis­represent
Christ's life.
I assert that Superstar is sacrilegious because it promotes
the cause of "humanism," which has historically undermined
and is currently undermining the roots of the Christian
religion. "Humanism" as I am using it, means the worship
of a human being, in this case, a man named Jesus. Jesus
Christ is reduced to a remarkable man who united Himself
to God and became God in that sense. This opens the door
for any man, who by moral excellence or works united himself
with God, to be worshipped as God.
Throughout Superstar Christ is referred to as the Son of God
or as God in a disparaging manner (e.g. by Caiaphas and
Herod.) On the other hand, one line appears consistently,
spoken by different characters. The phrase "he's a man, he's
just a man" can hardly be misinterpreted, Furthermore, in
Superstar even Christ himself sings, "Could you ask as much
from any other man?" The point is, in Christianity, Christ
is not"just a man;" He is the Son of God and an integral part
of the Godhead, the Holy Trnity.
This humanizing of Christ also takes the form of relating
Him to the average man, Judas says Christ is inconsistent,
ambitious, and would have been better as a carpenter. The
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character of Judas is, in fact, distorted. In ,the Gospels it is
stated several times that Judas was possessed of Satan and
that he offered to betray Christ for whatever the high priests
would give him. However, in Superstar, Judas is portrayed,
not as a devil-possessed man who sold out Christ for thirty
pieces of silver, but rather as an idealistic apostle who became
concerned that Jesus had betrayed His own cause ("our
ideals die around us all because of you") and, therefore, he
regretfully turned on Christ, only later to repent for his
mistake. This misrepresentation of Judas is a crucial point,
for Judas has such apalling lines as "Jesus! You've started
to believe the things they say of you. You really do believe
this talk of God is true. And all the good you've done will
soon get swept away. You've begun to matter more than
the things you say."
The character of Mary Magdalene also humanizes Christ.
Her famous song, "I Don't Know How To Love Him," portrays
her love for Him as a man, not as God. This theme also
runs throughout.
In Superstar the words of Christ himself deny him credibility
as God. He says He's not as sure anymore that he's inspired
and He says He's exceeded expectations (If God is perfect,
as Christianity maintains, how could He exceed expectations?).
Even such seemingly trivial differences as Christ looking for
truth in Superstar and teaching the truth in the Bible rise
to great significance. God knows the truth; He does not
"look" for it.
This "humanism" must, of course, overlook Christ's resur­rection.
To acknowledge that Christ died, arose again in
three days, and then ascended into Heaven to sit at the
right hand of His Father, would be to deny the "Christ was
just a good man" theory. Superstar leaves Christ hanging
on the cross. In fact, through the words of others, and even
Christ, in the rock opera, serious doubts are raised even as
to the existance of an afterlife. The Rev. Billy Graham has
recently criticized Superstar for omitting the Christian concept
of eternal life, the major point of Christianity.
"Humanism" has been historically condemned by the
Christian religion. In 431 A.D., the Council of Ephesus of the
only organized Christianity of that period, Catholicism,
approved the anathemas of St. Cyril, who roundedly con­demned
"humanism." The Fifth Anathema read:
"If anyone dares to say that the Annointed One is
an inspired man and not rather that He is really
God, as being the One Son by His Divine Nature,
forasmuch as the Word was made flesh, and like us
shared blood and flesh, let him me anathema (i.e.,
damned or excommunicated)."
The concept of Christ as God is essential to Christianity.
Superstar appropriates Christ from the Christian religion
to the secular worship of an extraordinary man. Christians
who recommend Superstar ,for spiritual enrichment are only
helping to undermine their own proclaimed religion.
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First of all let me introduce some of the members of
our tour group with whom you are not acquainted.
Our tour guide for the trip was Albert, a dashing
West German gentleman with a magnetic personality
which seemed to have an effect on the ladies. Despite
this, all the guys in the choir agreed that Albert was
definitely one of the boys.
Hans, also from West Germany, was our bus driver.
Hans' English was not so good, but we communicated
with him through our broken German and his warm smile
just fine.
Our bus was a double-decker which accommodated the
entire choir with ease.
We began our tour of the continent in Amsterdam,
bringing in the New Year with a combined service with
the three other Bethel tour groups. From Amsterdam,
Hans and Albert guided us through the Dutch country­side
into Germany, where we spent most of our time. We
have had a rather heavy concert schedule, each concert
bringing us to a new cathedral unique in beauty and
heritage. Our first full concert was in a community called
Bethel, near Bielefield, Germany. As we were warming
up and checking acoustics at the church, we were pleas­antly
shocked by the appearance of German composer Dr.
Heinz Werner Zimmermann and his wife. He heard our
concert in the evening, and the next day graciously took
time to give us a tour through Bethel. Bethel is a church
run community (50 percent of which is made up of men­tally
ill people) who live and work in the hospitals and
homes provided for them.
From Bielefield we travelled to the town of Buecke­burg,
where we sang in a beautifully ornate cathedral built
in the baroque style. Our next concert was in the Meldor­ferDom
in Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein . . The church was
completely filled and the concert was very well received,
as it has been generally in each of the cathedrals. After
the concert the guys and girls were sent to separate youth
hostels.
From Meldorf our journey took us to Hamburg. Albert
took us on a very interesting tour of some of the down­town
area of Hamburg and we also were able to see some
of the harbors.
One of the most educational parts of the trip began
when we headed from Hamburg to West Berlin. In order
to get to West Berlin it is necessary to travel through
East Germany. Since the German Democratic Republic
does not especially like American company, the guards
(mostly Russian) held us for a very long time at the
border, checking baggage and passports and generally
making things difficult for us. When we finally arrived
in Berlin we were greeted again by Dr. Zimmermann who
took us to the Berlin Church Music School where he is
director, for supper. Afterwards we dressed for the con­cert
at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The church
is a new building constructed around the ruins of the
old church which was destroyed in World War II. The
choir sang there in 1968 and was very well received. This
concert also went well and again we were greeted warmly
by the Berliners. Dr. Zimmermann enjoyed the perform­ance
of his three spirituals which have proven to be inspir­ational
to us through two years of performance.
After two days in Berlin we left the free world and
began our two days behind the Iron Curtain. At this point
in our trip, Albert had to leave us, as West Germans are
not allowed to be in the Eastern Zone overnight. Those
who violate this law must stay in East Germany for
good.
Our new guide for the two days in the German Demo­cratic
Republic was Dietrich, an East German with definite
East German leanings.
For many, East Germany was a depressing but enlight­ening
experience. The streets were almost devoid of
people both day and night. Our hotel was first class and
by far the nicest in our tour so far.
The church is remarkably alive in the East, and we
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Hi Bob!
This is the church we sang in while in Berlin.
I wondered first, why go behind the Curtain?
I feel that the Lord had a definite purpose in
having us sing here. A divided country - a
divided city. But the Lord has given us total
unity, total FREEDOM in Him and that "Per­fect
Peace" we sing about. These people need
to hear a bout the freedom in Jesus. It was
a real experience sharing it with them. Pray
that they may learn the True Freedom.
To the editor:
Love in Him,
Elaine Mooney
This trip will undoubtedly always be a
highlight in my life experiences. At this point.
our Wittenburg, East Germany visit has been
the most outstanding to me. Despite the
political system in power there, Martin Luther
and his Reformation efforts are highly reo
vered.
Our Wittenburg guide transmitted this feel­ing
to us as she showed us Luther's tomb, home
with many original things, Bible, translation
work, and pulpit. As a result, I have found
myself more grateful than ever for the written
Word of God and the Biblical principles
that caused Luther to make his famous de­claration,
"Here I stand; I can do no other!"
I'm thankful that this cry has rung through
history and is still ours today.
John Jueckstoct
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Postcards from Europe
Dear editor:
We sang in Bach's church today which was
a fabulous experience, but I think what hap­pened
afterwards was even greater. We were
standing around Bach's tomb when a seven­year
old girl named Enus came and stood
by me. She was with her 75·year old grand­father.
She took my hand and followed me
all around the church. She was learning Eng­lish
in school and I knew a little German so
we could communicate. When I told her
grandfather we were from America, the look
in his eyes changed to one of desire. He told
Enus that we had flown over on a big plane
and her eyes lit up with surprise. When we
said goodbye, I wanted so much to be able
to bring her back with me. It made me realize
how lucky we are to be free to visit all kinds
of governments and how we take it so for
granted that everyone else can. The people
over here are longing to get out and see our
world. It made me want to cry when we could
make this girl and her grandfather smile just
by being friends. Just be thankful you are
there and can smile all the time because the
people here can't_
Carla Stiles
To the editor:
Far up and away, the last faint echo
softly spiraled away, and again it was quiet
in the St. Thomas Cathedral, East Germany.
Quiet, but warm. Not the cool silence I
had felt when first entering the church with
the rest of the Bethel Choir, but the peaceful
glow of hearts responding together - choir
and congregation - to the beautiful sacred
texts of Bach and Schein. Love. Communion.
Warmth.
Leaving the cathedral I was shocked back
to a cold, gut-knotting reality by seeing the
two gray uniformed, machine-gunned guards
still standing across the street. Waiting. For
What?
Fear. Communism ... cold.
Roger Peterson
To the editor:
Europe hasn't blessed us with wonderful
weather but we are not complaining. Sometimes
I forget that I am in Europe but hearing un­familiar
languages always reminds me.
The 'thing that has blessed me the most so
far is singing in these beautiful Cathedrals.
When we walk through one we always sing
one or two songs. The sounds echoing the
empty buildings remind me how great and
wonderful our God is.
Yesterday we sang in the St. Thomas Church
for the morning and evening services. The
people appreciated it so much. Their joy
just infected us, too, and everyone was very
mindful of the wonder of God. Praise the Lord
for all His blessings and mercies.
To the editor:
In Christ,
Cindy Nixon
The trip so far has been a valuable exper­ience;
one I wish that many more could have.
The people of all Germany are very friendly
and eager to communicate, if only with sign
language. If one did n't realize it before he
left, he realizes now that people from other
countries are human beings who ache much
in the same way we do. For me it has been
exciting to see how God has broken through
the language gap and used the choir to His
glory. I have grown to love America even
more than before after going through East
Germany where it is very drab and depressing.
It makes me praise God for letting me live
in America and yet my heart goes out to those
who know no difference, but have only lost
ambition and decided that this is how it
must be.
Roberta Gackle
To the editor:
I'm sure this choir trip is something I'll
never forget and the thing that will probably
stay in my mind the most is not the beautiful
scenery or the fun we had, but the two days
we spent in East Germany. Here we saw a
country with an entirely different culture
than our own. We saw high walls and fences
constructed so as to keep the people in. We saw
little children that will never be able to view
other parts of the world and study their cus-
To the editor:
The purpose of this letter is not to
"drum up more business," but to en­courage
those who were disillusioned
by boycottes to attend the next college
choir concert and share a great spiritual
experience.
It should be understood that the col­lege
choir, unlike other volunteer organ­izations
(ed. note: football, basketball,
etc.) does not receve a "wooden nickel"
from the college. The college choir is
self-sustaining. Because of this we must
charge a small admission. If we didn't
do this, we would be unable to meet
expenses and would therefore disband.
To me, this would be a tradgedy, be­cause
the college choir exposes profes­sional
musicians, as well as whole groups
of people, to the person of Jesus Christ;
a mission which I feel is terribly im­portant.
I can truly say, that for every concert
I have sung, there has been a meaningful
spiritual experience to accompany it. I
hope for you it can be a spiritually re­newing
experience. Some evening, come
out, and feed on His Word.
In Christ,
Bruce Hoag
toms, as we are doing. Athough we were
treated royally in a nice hotel, we saw
people that appeared to be almost at the pov­erty
level with run-down homes and old
clothes. We saw a country with a drab, gay­less
appearance although we were led to
believe differently. Although America is far
from ideal, I'm glad that I live where I can
worship exactly as I please, say exactly what
I want, and do what I please.
Jill Harle
Dear Editor:
Indignation, resentment, anger, and
consternation immediately welled up in­side
me at the display during Chapel
on Friday, Feb. 4. What's the purpose?
What are you trying to prove?
But now I want to thank whoever is
responsible for the lesson that I learned.
God will work in spite of our dirty
underwear. A key to the Christian life
is to keep looking at Jesus. When we
look at ourselves, our frustrations, our
problems, our questions, the messes
we get into, we get discouraged, but we
cannot let our dirty underwear obscure
our vision of Jesus. As the song says:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus;
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow
strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
Turn your thoughts upon Jesus;
Think deep of His comforting love,
And the thoughts of sin and of self and
strife
Will be lost in that rapture above.
Love in Christ,
Sharon Watson
were privileged to attend morning services at St. Thomas
church, the church in which J. S. Bach was organist and
choir-master for some years. The Bach boys choir sang
some of the liturgy under the direction of a 15 year-old
member of the choir who was studying to be choirmaster,
passing on a tradition which was originated by Bach him­self
· To close the service we sang Bach's uKomm Susser
Tod." (Come, Soothing Death). As we watched people in
the congregation wiping back tears, we couldn't help but
realize that to those who love the Lord, death is truly a
release from the bondage of life on earth.
alive and well in East Germany. Praise God!
We attended a performance of the Leipzig Opera. The
work performed was uRusalka", by Dvorak, an operatic
interpretation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson.
The opera was beautifully staged, and musically exciting.
We left the communistic world, and were joined on the
free side by Albert and it was reunion time.
The baptist church in Leipzig and St. Thomas church
I Lutheran) had a combined evening worship service in
which we were also privileged to sing. The cathedral was
packed and the pastors of both churches delivered good
gospel sermons. So, as was said before, the church is
Our next concert was in Schwalbach, a small town
near Nuremberg, The church had NO heat, so the choir
sang the entire concert in winter coats and scarves. It
was interesting to see our breath as we sang. To compli­cate
matters further, Dr. Berglund was ill and unable to
direct the concert. Thus, Maestro Terry Sheetz made his
European debut. The concert went very well, and the
spirit really worked in our lives, and we trust He worked
in the lives of those in attendance.
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Havaria to 40lfdolf
My most vivid memories of Europe
will naturally be those of aspiring cath­edrals,
a glimpse of the rugged Alps,
the Berlin Wall, hard rolls, jam and
strong coffee, and other typical sights
that belong in Europe. This is what the
common tourist sees from his sight-see­ing
window, his ever-present camera
capturing most of the sights he missed.
And although I often felt like a shunted­about
tourist, the nature and spirit of
our tour left us wth an unforgetable
aftertaste of actually getting to know
Europe and the European's way of
life, more spedfically Germany and the
Germans. Because any tourist can des­cribe
the famous sights, this concluding
account of the tour will deal with just
some of the highlights that held exciting
encounters with people and their way of
living (as I recorded them in my journ­al).
I must backtrack a little to East Ger­many,
the place of my most poignant
memories, to insert a bit about Diet­rich,
our East German guide. He was a
part of our group now and for most of
us it was the first time being in the
presence of Communist ideology, some­thing
we fear and know so little about.
But as I sat there, I realized Dietrich
was human and must share some of our
own emotions. So I asked him about
his impressions of the war and this is
what he told me. At that time he was
too young to actually participate in
Hitler's war, but he was part of his
youth program. More than anything, it
was the memories of the war years,
scorched into his young life, that he'll
never forget. He said if I'd lived through
it, I'd know what he meant. He told of
one incident while he was attending a
eight
boarding school just outside of Berlin,
when the last battle of Berlin was under
way. His own mother was in the city,
his father wounded in an army hospital
somewhere, and he in his boarding
school witnessing all the horrors of war.
An air raid was going on - they could
tell by the scarlet clouds overhead -
and as he and his classmates watched,
for that was all :they could do, he said
he never felt such doom and utter
dispair, not knowing what would become
of his family and fearing the Russian
takeover. As they watched the air raid,
they caught sight of a plane shot down,
and then two parachutes descend slowly.
He and his friend decided to investi­gate,
and happened on a passing truck
which led them to a mob of farmers arm­ed
with pitchforks pointed at an Amer­ican
soldier. Dietrich, gripped with the
urgency of the situation, said he sud­denly
felt compelled by humanitarian
convictions to act and so he planted him­self
between the pitchforks and the
soldier until Russian soldiers came and
took him away. To this day he believes
he did the right thing, the humanitarian
thing even if the soldier was his enemy.
And parenthetically he seemed to be
saying that the socialist state is a hu­manitarian
cause.
Our concert in Munich, after leaving
East Germany, exposed us to a Bavar­ian
custom. Before we left on tour part
of our orientation information was that
Germans customarily shake hands when
meeting another person but we dis­covered
that the Bavarians are fanatics
for handshakng! While we were yet
singing our last few numbers, the burly­looking
pastor sauntered down the aisle
and sat down in the front row, directly
under Dr. Berglund's right arm. We all
wondered what his next move would be.
But at the close, he then rose up and in
his broken English said that we had
"sung .to their hearts" and to acknow­ledge
this they would like to shake our
hands. He then lined the 67 of us up on
both sides of the aisle to receive every­one's
thankful handshakes. And what
hearty, firm grips! We soon learned
to be wary of little old ladies - their
handshakes are enough to wrench an
arm off! One especally jubilant lady
raced by like it was a contest. After all
the curtseying and handshaking we
were treated to pop and others, like
the pastor, to good German beer.
Because our concerts were, for the
most part performed in cathedrals or
churches, we had some interesting re-.
sponses, like the hand shaking in
Munich. The conced in Tussen, a few
days later, was a breeze. That is, in­stead
of clapping, which is unheard of
in many of the churches, the audience
waved their programs, each time more
vigorously. And it certainly felt refresh­ing.
From then on "program waving"
became a family joke, shared by Albert
and Hans, who occasionally sat in the
back row, waving up a storm.
From Bavaria we continued upwards
but southwards, into the Alps but
through an ear of Austria towards
Zurich. It's almost uncanny but all our
associations with Austria - the air and
sunshine, the pastoral valleys and quaint
houses, the winding, narrow road on
which we travelled, strains of The Sound
of Music, and the rugged Alps that
towered over us - all became a delight­ful
reality. I wonder if Austrians have
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Spire's bricks
are hod to take
by Darrel Nelson
Spire Editor
Quite a number of people have been
asking about the Spire. Both of them
wanted to know how it would fulfill the
campaign promise of being different.
"How will it be different?" they asked.
So, considering the widespread interest
in the welfare and progress of this pra..
ject, I will illustrate to you, the hungry
masses, by means of a story.
A bricklayer once labored at building
a wall. As he went about his work, his
mind began to wander back to his first
efforts at the trade. How vivid and full
these memories were. He could clearly
remember his initial attempt to mix the
proper proportions of cement and sand.
It seemed that his nose was again pep­pered
to sneezing by the powdering
gray cement dust. That first batch, he
recollected, was about as creamy as
half cooked oatmeal.
Setting down his trowel for just a
minute he recalled the day that a whole
morning's work had to be destroyed and
rebuilt because he had read the blue
print on its side. "How foolish that was,"
he said to himself. He so perfectly re­membered
the time when he lay sprawl­ed
out on the truck seat after straining
his back trying to lift that pallet of
bricks. "Never do that again, that's for
sure. You know, I've sure done a lot"
of stupid things in my day," he said.
What delectable memories.
Casl.ally glancing at his watch, he
stood up with a start. Two-thirty! He
hadn't laid a brick since one o'clock.
This job had to be finished today. His
thoughts racing, he raised his stone
scarred right hand to his chin in a ges­ture
of contemplation. "Now how did I
do it that day at Glasston when I had
to finish that house alone?" his mind
calculated. "The pallet of bricks could
go there so I wouldn't have to walk the
TO: Bethel Students
From: The Editors
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it YOUR paper. That means that YOU
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distance twice. And the cement could
be there. And if I work from east to
west ... sure, I can do it," he chuckled.
"There certainly is no substitute for
experience."
Working as only a seasoned bricklayer
could, he was warmed by the sensation
of self confidence. Nothing thrilled him
as much as doing what he liked best
and realizing what he was doing. That
solid weight and even texture of good
quality bricks reminded him of how
really complicated it was to achieve
such a simple thing. He figured it must
have taken quite a few years to discov­er
all of the ingredients that go into a
good cement mix. "You just can't use
any old cement for anything," he
thought. His rough fingers could still
enjoy the uniform smoothness of ce­ment,
mixed with the right amount of
water and sand. And it had to be good
sand. Very conscious of his sense of
pride and accomplishment, he methodi­cally
placed brick on brick, thinking
nothing of its sameness. The arrow­straight
line of the growing wall re­minded
him of how many weeks and
monJths of mistakes it had taken to do
it so perfectly.
It seemed like no time at all before
the wall stretched before him, rows
upon rows of obedient, perfectly ordered
soldiers, all marching at his command.
It wasn't every day that he felt so satis­fied.
Hosing his trowel clean, he paused,
Five-thirty. Done in good time. But how
much easier it would have been if he
had kept his mind on the work instead
of letting his mind wander. He would
much rather do his work well than do
it absentmindedly and later regret it,
Couldn't work and dream at the sa~
time, he decided. "Ought to write that
down", he said, "sounds philosophical."
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